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NSman suffers cardiac arrest during IPPT training Posted: 22 February 2013 2347 hrs SINGAPORE: A Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) NSman on reservist suffered a cardiac arrest during training on Thursday, said the Ministry of Defence. In a statement, MINDEF said that Operationally-Ready...

Photograph by Degree San Francisco Rank: 1 Population: 808,854 The City by the Bay, this year's winner, provides residents with the best blend of entertainment, education, safety, clear air, and a prosperous economic base. As the heart of the Bay Area, San Francisco draws on the...

Photograph by SIME/eStock Photo Seattle Rank: 2 Population: 624,070 For our runner-up best city, we turn back to the Northwest to the nation’s spiritual home for coffee and personal computing: Seattle. Residents of Rain City will take the city’s famously prodigious rainfall in exchange...

Photograph by Degree Washington, D.C. Rank: 3 Population: 607,731 The District of Columbia’s been known for political dysfunction, but when it comes to leisure it has become the nation’s leader. The nation’s capital has an expansive series of parks to go with its lively districts, such...

Photograph by SIME/eStock Photo Boston Rank: 4 Population: 615,462 Boston isn’t always one of the nation’s safest towns. But few cities can match Beantown’s blend of history, night life, and education. With 22 universities, Boston can seem very much a college town, owning a grimy...

Photograph by SIME/eStock Photo Portland, Oregon Rank: 5 Population: 598,205 Portland is known for its Pacific Northwestern brand of laid-back living, with education and restaurant offerings to go with air quality you won’t find on the East Coast. The city’s become beloved of America’s...

Photograph by Matthew Staver/Bloomberg Denver Rank: 6 Population: 597,466 The Mile High City has evolved into a major night life and dining hub, with more than 200 bars and 1,700 restaurants to offer up its craft beers and mixture of southwestern and Rocky Mountain cuisine. The bars...

Photograph by Degree New York Rank: 7 Population: 8,110,206 The nation’s biggest and most international city, New York blows all other cities out of the water with its more than 1,200 bars, 22,000 restaurants, 350 museums, and almost as many libraries. World famous universities such as...

Photograph by David Sucsy Austin Rank: 8 Population: 797,215 The capital of the Lone Star state, Austin is our largest city without a major professional sports team, but don’t feel sorry—its main college attraction, the UT-Longhorns football team, can draw more than 100,000 spectators...

Photograph by SIME/eStock Photo San Diego, California Rank: 9 Population: 1,319,558 If weather were the leading data point in these rankings, San Diego might be No. 1. As it is, the city comes in with a strong 9th-place finish thanks to its relative safety, gorgeous beaches, and 16...

Photograph by Walter Bibikow St. Paul, Minnesota Rank: 10 Population: 288,263 St. Paul may be the smaller of the Twin Cities, but the state capital is also cleaner and safer, if slightly behind Minneapolis in median household income. St. Paul, which houses parts of the University of...

Photograph by Walter Bibikow Pittsburgh Rank: 11 Population: 308,090 Pittsburgh just misses the top 10. It has strong leisure offerings and major universities in the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon. The city is limited by its industrial legacy, with crime and air quality as...

Photograph by Walter Bibikow Minneapolis Rank: 12 Population: 388,229 Known as the City of Lakes, Minneapolis has some the nation’s best parks and bodies of water. Add in the cold, and you get the local University of Minnesota’s combined eleven ice hockey national championships...

Photograph by Heeb Photos Nashville Rank: 13 Population: 603,394 Nashville makes it to 13th place in part due to its nearly 1,500 restaurants and to Vanderbilt University, but that’s not what defines the pulse of the Music City. Home to the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum, Nashville...

Photograph by Degree New Orleans Rank: 14 Population: 349,773 New Orleans is legendary for its good times and is now also known for its resilient response to the ravages of Hurricane Katrina. Less obvious strengths, however, abound in the quality of its air and its universities...

Photograph by Walter Bibikow Kansas City, Missouri Rank: 15 Population: 458,064 Were it not for its high crime rate, Missouri’s largest city might rank even higher. Residents working in the city’s downtown area are watched over by the iconic Kansas City Power & Light Building, while...

Photograph by Krista Rossow/National Geographic Atlanta Rank: 16 Population: 410,606 Atlanta’s combination of entertainment, cuisine, and parks rates second-best on our list. So why does "Hotlanta" rank only 16th overall? Air quality and unemployment are areas of concern, but Atlanta’s...

Photograph by David Nevala Madison Rank: 17 Population: 231,999 Home to the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin system, Madison had the second-strongest combination of low unemployment and high median household income of any city on this list. Madison has 13 beaches on its...

Photograph by Donovan Reese Raleigh, North Carolina Rank: 18 Population: 405,462 Raleigh wins the Carolinas, with strong median household income, low crime, and five universities. As one-third of the Research Triangle region, Raleigh is just minutes from the University of North...

Photograph by Heeb Photos Honolulu Rank: 19 Population: 399,124 Honolulu, the gateway to Hawaii, may rank behind Lincoln, Neb., for best air quality, but it has a pretty healthy lead in shoreline property. The Pacific melting pot’s residents make one of the highest median household...